Euro 2016: Italy

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Provisional 30-man squad
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Federico Marchetti (Lazio), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris).

Defenders: Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham), Daniele Rugani (Juventus), Davide Zappacosta (Torino)

Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Napoli), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Thiago Motta (Paris), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Stefano Sturaro (Juventus)

Forwards: Éder (Inter), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Graziano Pellè (Southampton), Simone Zaza (Juventus)

Group E Fixtures
13th June v Belgium, 20:00 BST
17th June v Sweden, 14:00 BST
22nd June v Republic of Ireland, 20:00 BST

 

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Friendly: Italy 2-0 Finland

Goals:
Candreva (Pen)
De Rossi

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Belgium 0-2 Italy - 13th June 2016

Giaccherini

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Pelle

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[RichH2016]

Is that considered a surprise result? I'm just not sure anymore... Belgium on paper are so strong that I'd say it maybe is? But I've got no idea where the Italian side is at right now?

 

[SuperRash]

The Italian side is poor compared to previous generations, however what you always get with Italian sides is a good defence and tactical brilliance and that was shown in abundance last night. I can see why Bonucci is rated so highly, he was immense and that ball over the top for the first goal was class. While I don't think they will win it, you can never write off the Italians!